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That, I did not know, because I wasn't up on the context.

Which just makes that session all the cooler....

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Related to the prior posts?

Source: https://www.geeksaresexy.net/2018/12...-posters-pics/...

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"You can shift to manifest animal powers."
"Cool." does so a few times "How do I change back?"
"MwuahahahHAHA!" turns into smoke and flies away

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That... didn't seem to end in nor lead to disaster this time. I'm impressed.

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Skin-thieves turn into animals. Model it like that, except permanent?...

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Biggest thing I see are interaction rules. Like not having opposable thumbs, needing water to breathe, people not talking to (Politics and Streetwise) a talking boa constrictor, etc.

Other than that, Attributes and such should be easy enough.

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The obvious close to the loop seems to be doing like Demon does with the Compromise from Exploits - spend a Willpower to eliminate the roll. Here, spend a Willpower to eliminate the Doom. Willpower is a bit harder to game as quickly, and isn't directly part of the system, so that should work.

I mean, then it just becomes a Willpower-to-Plasm conversion engine, with increasingly more efficient gains.

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If the Mummy is reset every Descent, but there are ways to "store" it for later retrieval, that seems to give both the "fresh" feeling of each Descent and still allow for power accumulation.

Mummy weak this Descent? They just haven't found all their power stockpiles (whatever form they take). Want to play stronger? They find their secreted mojo more quickly this Descent. I think one of the 2E conversions even used something similar with "Monuments" (or whatever they were called).

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Simple, but effective. I like it.

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Max out some Attribute and get a lot of Keys for it....

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Minimal effort, for maximum results.

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What about just handing out Influence (Whatever) at that dot, except they can spend Glamour instead of Essence/Willpower?

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Yes. Welcome to the table. The House almost always wins.

Do note, though, that the G-M like compartmentalization, and the act of Falling co-opts your Cover generating Infrastructure. So even though Exampiel in the Cover of Bob the Janitor Fell, it no longer knows Bob the Janitor exists, as a Cover it made....

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Falling creates a lot of "noise", that put local Aetheric sensing beings (like Demons) on alert. Unless the newly Fallen Angel knew of some Demons beforehand, or had some prior thinking about this, they will probably get noticed eventually by either Angels (in which case, they won't last long enough to learn the trade), or Demons (in which case, they _might_ last long enough to learn the trade). I think someone pointed out that stuff like Special Message might also serve as "So, you just Fell and want to learn the ropes...".

But, yeah, anyone can screw you over...

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You don't tap Sorceries, so the first descriptive line can be removed.
Planeswalker take damages as Loyalty removed, so the second line needs rewording. Players are Planeswalkers too, meta-wise.

I'd make it - Deal 3 damage to target Planeswalker, and create a Token Relic Equipment with Equip {3} and {tap,X}: Equipped creature uses target Loyalty ability, with X as the Loyalty cost....

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Sure, but nothing says "Having me as a friend is useful" like a long-term/indefinite Essence Fountain giving out free food Essence every so often.

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That's actually definitive? I always thought the Faithful's "getting magic from eating monsters" ritual just bypassed the "Can't hold down Mummy-meat-stuff"? Like, normally you can't eat Arisen, but when employing magic anyways...?...

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Think about using the Investigation rules. Treat the prep work as an Investigation, and they can spend elements on making sure stuff goes their way.

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Ink-black Welcome mat, which they fall through upon triggering the trap.

Or, hidden beneath a retractable floor panel in front of your desk. You know, the classics.